Henkel touts hazard and exposure balance
Risk assessment of food packaging adhesives must be a balance between hazard and exposure, according to Henkel.
Archives for February 6, 2014
Euromonitor: Middle East diabetes surge spells healthy bread prospects
The Middle East has some of the fastest rising levels of diabetes in the world, presenting opportunities for bakery manufacturers to develop healthier bread products, says a Euromonitor analyst.
Flowers Foods reports ‘record year’ thanks to Hostess
Flowers Foods has reported record sales for fiscal 2013, propelled by volume gains from the exit of rival Hostess in late 2012 and the acquisition of its bread brands, its CEO says.
Mondi and UPM to discuss future of linerless labels
Mondi, UPM, Catchpoint and BillerudKornäs are some of the firms taking part in a seminar on linerless labels, in Amsterdam next month.
THE PACKAGING CONFERENCE 2014
Mullinix: Busy lives call for better barriers
A Mullinix Packages executive advises the lifestyles of today’s time-crunched, demanding consumers calls for food packaging with longer shelf life and quality-guarding properties.
CHEWING THE FAT: TALKING REFORMULATION WITH LEATHERHEAD, PART I
Minimizing compromise in healthy bakery reformulation
Reducing salt, sugar or fat in baked goods will always mean compromises so it’s important to ensure these concessions are minimal, says Leatherhead’s formulation expert.
Could nanotechnology protect grain stores from pests?
University of Adelaide researchers have been using nanotechnology and the fossils of single-celled algae to develop a novel chemical- and resistance-free way of protecting stored grain from insects.